Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally
Delano Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029004606 · Kern, CA · pop 2,465 · 46% of tract blocks fall in Delano
Tract 06029004606, home to 2,465 residents in Delano in Kern County, scores 6.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,616 a month while the average household earns $39,216 a year, roughly 49% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units596
Renter share38.4%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$39,216
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Delano and the region
Centroid at 35.7479, -119.2921 · click any tract to drill in
Why Delano scores 7.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Delano
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,616 rent vs county FMR
6.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Delano
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Delano
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Delano
7.1
How Delano compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 30.2%Housing insecurity
- 16.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 41.2%Food insecurity
- 38.3%SNAP enrollment
- 19.5%Transit barriers
- 24.5%No health insurance
- 21.1%Frequent mental distress
- 41.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Delano
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Delano, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kern County average of 6.1 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 30.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029004606
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004606?
Census tract 06029004606 in Delano scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06029004606?
Median gross rent is $1,616/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004606?
13.6% of residents in tract 06029004606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,465.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004606?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 91th, minority 97th, housing 99th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029004606 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029004606 compare to Delano overall?
Tract 06029004606 scores 7.2/10, lower than the parent city of Delano at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Delano; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Delano
Top eight tracts in Delano ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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06029004904
8.2
/ 10 · High
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06029004802
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06029004801
7.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06029005003
7.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06029005005
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
06029004901
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
06029004607
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
06029004605
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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